Healthy gut flora: 10 foods to avoid - can also help with weight loss
Created: 12/27/2022, 8:30 p.m
By: Judith Brown
If you want to ensure that your intestines remain healthy, you should pay attention to certain foods in your diet and better eliminate them from your diet.
1 / 10Alcohol can not only trigger liver diseases and promote cancer: it also has a negative effect on the balance in the intestine and causes gastrointestinal inflammation.
In addition, there are often more calories hidden in alcoholic beverages than you would think.
If you want to lose a few pounds and lose weight and at the same time do something good for your intestines, you should reduce your consumption or do without it altogether.
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2 / 10Sausages and processed meat can also damage your intestinal flora and prevent you from losing weight.
Excessive consumption of red meat also increases the risk of colon cancer.
Therefore, it is recommended not to consume more than 500 grams of red meat per week.
Instead, experts repeatedly advise a Mediterranean and predominantly vegetarian diet. © Zoonar.com/monticello/IMAGO
3 / 10Industrially produced sugar is not only generally harmful to health.
Whether brown, white or in the form of powder: it damages the intestinal flora by quickly triggering inflammatory reactions.
If you want to lose weight, you should also avoid sugar, as it is one of the classic fattening foods.
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4 / 10Replacing sugar with artificial sweeteners is not a good idea.
After all, in large quantities, they are an enemy for your intestinal flora.
Saccharin and sucralose are often used in light products such as lemonades in particular.
The two sweeteners have a negative impact on the number and variety of good bacteria in the gut.
Light products are also said to cause cravings and ruin the metabolism - and thus prevent weight loss.
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5 / 10In finished products such as frozen pizzas or fast food there are several unhealthy ingredients, but hardly any fiber.
In addition to fat, the former also include salt and sugar.
In addition, highly processed foods also contain preservatives, flavorings and often flavor enhancers.
All together can damage the intestinal flora.
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6 / 10Gluten is the most important protein in cereals.
However, it directly attacks and damages the intestinal wall.
It is also a risk factor for irritable bowel syndrome and autoimmune diseases and is the direct cause of celiac disease.
If you do not want to damage your intestines, then you should only consume grains in the form of sourdough products.
It is better to avoid bread, pasta, baked goods and other things that contain grain.
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7 / 10Industrial edible oils are - as the name suggests - produced industrially and are not actually intended for human consumption in this quantity.
They all contain too many omega-6 fatty acids, which promote inflammation in the body.
Since this already starts in the intestines, you should avoid sunflower oil, safflower oil or nut oil, for example.
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8 / 10Not only sugar can damage the intestinal flora: caution is also called for with fructose (fruit sugar).
Because too much fructose can lead to stomach and intestinal problems.
In excess and without protective fiber (i.e. in all sweets that are not fruit) it can cause an inflammatory reaction in the intestine.
The consumer center therefore advises against more than five servings of vegetables and fruit a day.
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9 / 10 Proteins are an important part of a balanced diet.
However, large amounts of animal protein can be harmful to the intestines.
Therefore, always pay attention to the quantity and origin of cheese, meat, eggs and milk, for example.
Animal proteins can also lead to inflammation, which negatively affects the bacterial flora in the digestive tract.
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10 / 10Antibiotics are not foodstuffs in the traditional sense.
However, they can also damage the intestinal flora.
Anyone who nevertheless has to take an antibiotic as medication can counteract this with the help of a probiotic and thus strengthen the lactic acid bacteria in the intestine.
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The intestinal flora influences the immune system and our health, but also has an impact on our general well-being.
It is all the more important to ensure a healthy intestinal flora.
If you also want to lose a few kilos, you will also benefit from this, because a healthy intestine also helps you lose weight.
Therefore, pay attention to your diet and avoid some foods that can damage the intestines.
This article only contains general information on the respective health topic and is therefore not intended for self-diagnosis, treatment or medication. In no way does it replace a visit to the doctor. Unfortunately, our editors are not allowed to answer individual questions about clinical pictures.
